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09/25/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/25/2023 06:43

Commercial Gauger and Laboratory; Accreditation and Approval: Camin Cargo Control, Inc. (Channelview, TX)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Accreditation and Approval of Camin Cargo Control, Inc. (Channelview, TX), as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

Agency

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.

Action

Notice of accreditation and approval of Camin Cargo Control, Inc., as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

Summary

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Camin Cargo Control, Inc. (Channelview, TX) has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next four years as of June 15, 2021.

Dates

Camin Cargo Control, Inc., was accredited and approved as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of June 15, 2021. The next inspection date will be scheduled for June 2025.

For Further Information Contact

Mr. Robert P. Munivez, Laboratories and Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 4150 Interwood South Parkway, Houston, TX 77032, tel. 281-560-2937.

Supplementary Information

Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Camin Cargo Control, Inc., 16025-D Jacintoport Boulevard, Channelview, TX 77015, has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13 as of June 15, 2021. (1)

Camin Cargo Control, Inc., is approved for the following gauging procedures for petroleum and certain petroleum products set forth by the American Petroleum Institute (API):

API chapters Title
3 Tank Gauging.
7 Temperature Determination.
8 Sampling.
12 Calculations.
17 Maritime Measurements.

Camin Cargo Control, Inc., is accredited for the following laboratory analysis procedures and methods for petroleum and certain petroleum products set forth by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Laboratory Methods (CBPL) and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):

CBPL No. ASTM method Title
27-01 D287 Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer Method).
27-11 D445 Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity).
27-13 D4294 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-46 D5002 Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Crude Oils by Digital Density Analyzer.
27-48 D4052 Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter.
27-50 D93 Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester.
27-54 D1796 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Crude Oil by Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure).
N/A D1160 Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Reduced Pressure.
N/A D4007 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Crude Oil by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure).

Anyone wishing to employ this entity to conduct laboratory analyses and gauger services should request and receive written assurances from the entity that it is accredited or approved by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct the specific test or gauger service requested. Alternatively, inquiries regarding the specific test or gauger service this entity is accredited or approved to perform may be directed to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection by calling (202) 344-1060. The inquiry may also be sent to [email protected]. Please reference the website listed below for the current CBP Approved Gaugers and Accredited Laboratories List.

http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories.

James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2023-20697 Filed 9-22-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-14-P

Footnotes

(1)  As a result of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic, Laboratories and Scientific Services implemented a one-time quadrennial timeframe for reoccurring audits originally scheduled to take place in 2020, 2021, and 2022. This postponed the scheduled deadline for audits and the payment of reaccreditation or reapproval fees by one year, after which audits will return to a triennial schedule. See 19 U.S.C. 1499; Presidential Proclamation 9994, 85 FR 15337 (March 13, 2020); Executive Order 13924, 85 FR 31353 (May 19, 2020); and U.S. Customs & Border Protection, COVID-19 Laboratory and Gauger Postponement Letter (May 26, 2021), https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/covid-19-gauger-postponement-letter.